The City of Waterloo provides large limb pickup only after a storm. City residents must call City Hall at 939-8600 for pickup within 2 weeks of the storm. Brush must be properly prepared and meet the following specifications:

Tree stumps, roots, root balls and logs are not included in brush collection.

Yard Waste

The City of Waterloo provides a yard waste dumpsite for City residents at Lakeview Park. Only yard waste is accepted at this site, and all waste must be emptied from its bag or container. It is open daily during daylight hours except when workers are mulching yard waste. This is necessary when the dumpsite reaches capacity and closes for customer safety.

Woodchips & Leaf Mulch

Untreated woodchips and leaf mulch is available free of charge to City residents from the yard waste dumpsite at Lakeview Park. All residents are responsible for loading their own woodchips and leaf mulch.

Leaf Burning

The City of Waterloo has an ordinance, which allows for leaf burning as follows:

Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday

Noon - 4:00 pm

NO BURNING is permitted on City streets.

Waterloo’s Emergency Notification System

The City of Waterloo is proud to offer citizens a means of receiving emergency notification calls. By registering your information in the City’s database you will receive calls from the City of Waterloo. You will also have the option to receive tornado, flash flood and/or severe thunderstorm notifications from the National Weather Service.